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Mark Gertler

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Mark Gertler · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1951, USA

Where

United States · New York University

Biography

Mark Gertler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Mark Gertler is an American macroeconomist at New York University who, with Ben Bernanke and others, developed the 'financial accelerator' theory showing how disruptions in credit markets can amplify and prolong economic downturns — influential in the analysis of the 2008 financial crisis. He ranks among the most-cited economists in the world. He is Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists